We ask ourselves the question, "Which will be of the greatest help to our lives--to believe that there is, or that there is not a God ?" and we decide or will to believe the option that will help life most.

It is a striking theory, but space forbids our discussing it in detail.
The position Eucken adopts is that of _Activism_.

In common with pragmatism it makes truth a matter of life and action rather than of mere intellect, and considers fruitfulness for action a characteristic of truth.

He differs from the pragmatic position in that he contends that truth is something deeper than mere human decision, that truth is truth, not merely because it is useful, that reality is independent of our experience of it, and that truth is gained intuitively through a life of action.
The riddle of the universe is solved for Eucken through life and action.
While continual contemplation and thought is apt to paralyse us, "action is the best defensive weapon against the dangers and trials of human existence." "Doubt is not cured by meditation, but by action." He believes that we can attain certainty through action of much that cannot be justified on rational grounds.

If we wish to understand the vital truths of life we must concentrate our souls on a good purpose--the activity that follows will bring its revelation.